2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts (Income Over $110k) in North Carolina

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Vallue Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making Over $110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Fine & Studio Arts is the 29th most popular major in the country with 39,860 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, fine and studio arts graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $23,847 and had an average of $28,316 in loans still to pay off.

Across North Carolina, there were 731 fine and studio arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,222 and $28,271 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 34 fine and studio arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,088 and $45,388 respectively.

This year’s “Best Vallue Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making Over $110k” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in fine and studio arts. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality fine and studio arts programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the fine and studio arts program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Vallue Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making Over $110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for north carolina master’s degree fine arts students whose families make more than $110k.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts (Income Over $110k) in North Carolina

#1

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, North Carolina

#2 in overall quality

$30,248 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$21,508 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Vallue Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making Over $110k list. Chapel Hill, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s Fine Arts degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

UNC Chapel Hill not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNC Chapel Hill are $30,248, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UNC Chapel Hill Fine & Studio Arts Report

#2

Western Carolina University

Cullowhee, North Carolina

#4 in overall quality

$17,821 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Carolina University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Vallue Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making Over $110k. Western Carolina University is a public institution located in Cullowhee, North Carolina. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at WCU, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at WCU are $17,821, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at Western Carolina University

#3

East Carolina University

Greenville, North Carolina

#3 in overall quality

$20,685 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$26,353 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend East Carolina University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Vallue Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making Over $110k. Located in Greenville, North Carolina, this large public school handed out 12 diplomas to qualified masters’s Fine Arts students in 2019-2020.

ECU also took the #3 spot in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at ECU are $20,685, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full ECU Fine & Studio Arts Report

#4

University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Greensboro, North Carolina

$21,918 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$25,967 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Vallue Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Greensboro landed the #4 spot on the list. UNC Greensboro is a fairly large school located in Greensboro, North Carolina that handed out 1 masters’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNC Greensboro, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNC Greensboro are $21,918, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Fine & Studio Arts at UNC Greensboro

#5

Duke University

Durham, North Carolina

#1 in overall quality

$59,140 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$46,478 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Duke University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Vallue Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making Over $110k. Duke is located in Durham, North Carolina and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 masters’s Fine Arts degrees to qualified students.

Duke did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Duke University are $59,140.

Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at Duke University

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts (Income Over $110k) in the Southeast Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts (Income Over $110k)

Notes and References

References

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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• Credit for the banner image above goes to Jorge Royan.

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